Court Allows Jury to Consider Evidence of Truck Driver’s Cell Phone Use in Accident Case, Excludes Witness Testimony as to Whether Driver Was “Distracted”

A federal judge ruled on a pair of motions in limine seeking to exclude evidence relating to two truck drivers' alleged cell phone use prior to a 2011 accident that…

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Missouri DUI Case Goes to U.S. Supreme Court, Could Change How Police Collect Evidence in DUI Investigations

The United States Supreme Court heard arguments recently in the case of a Missouri man who refused to submit to sobriety testing after an arrest on suspicion of driving under…

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NTSB Investigation Finds Faulty Brakes and Driver Distraction Caused Deadly 2011 Truck-Train Collision

A June 2011 collision between a tractor trailer and an Amtrak train in Nevada was the result of poorly-maintained brakes and lack of driver attention, according the National Transportation Safety…

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